Scientists photograph the elusive ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, the source of the BW43 echolocation pulse, for the first time.

Whale deaths are on the rise along the New England coastline. Researchers are investigating why three whales died in Cape Cod Bay in less than a week. As WBUR reported, the researchers believe that ...

Daily movements of tagged female southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) are being documented via satellite on live maps, pointing to their foraging grounds across the southern hemisphere, and how ...

Gray whale strandings, which occur during the spring months when whales migrate past the Washington coast, are happening at a higher rate than this time in past years. The strandings began on April 2 ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Even as humpbacks rebound in number, their genomes reveal a loss of genetic diversity and a buildup of harmful mutations left ...

Researchers studying Caribbean whales and orcas have discovered two new viruses not previously observed in these animals. The ...